The Consultative Commission on Industrial Change

The Consultative Commission on Industrial Change (known by its French acronym of CCMI, Commission Consultative des Mutations Industrielles), is the heir of the European Coal and Steel Community (CECA in French) and joined the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in 2002. 

Since then, the CCMI’s remit does no longer only cover the traditional coal and steel sectors but has been extended to embrace all sectors of industry in both manufacturing and services. It focuses on the analysis of industrial change with a clear foresight dimension. It makes concrete recommendations to contribute to shape policies that support industrial sectors in their transitions. Recent areas of work include defence, critical raw materials, metaverse, decarbonisation technologies, health industry, critical medicines and strategic autonomy. 

Since 2023, the CCMI coordinates the EESC flagship initiative proposing a new water policy for Europe, an EU Blue Deal.